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L-mac
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Hi

With the imminent arrival of my Sandberg California JM (droool - cant wait!) my Warwick Fortress Rockbass is redundant.

I've always fancied trying fretless - so had the idea of getting a defret done on the warwick.

BUT - am I spending money on an instrument only to devalue it? (It is in "out of the box"pefect nick)

Am I better just to try to trade it for a fretless?

thoughts? experiences?

cheers

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My guess is that you have done the thinking process yourself. Ideally the fretless wants a phenolic fretboard but ths not essential and some would argue doesnt give the same tone. A proper de- fret will use some funds but then how much do you "connect" with the Warwick?

If its like a glove, then maybe thats the ideal way to start fretless as it will feel very familiar to you when you try and play it. A new fretless will be a learning thing twofold.....

My opinion FWIW....

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[quote name='L-mac' post='81192' date='Oct 30 2007, 11:36 AM']BUT - am I spending money on an instrument only to devalue it? (It is in "out of the box"pefect nick)[/quote]

Seeing as the resale value of Warwicks is now peanuts, secondhand Rockbasses are now worth half a cashew. If you can find someone with a similar bass but fretless, then there's no harm in trading. But I'd be inclined to de-fret after a while if nothing shows up.

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